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1454305

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
11
pubmed:dateCreated
1993-1-6
pubmed:abstractText
The measurement of tear break-up time (TBUT) in assessing stability of the tear film is somewhat controversial, even though the technique is widely used. We examined reliability of the technique within and among examiners and conclude that measurements of TBUT can be made reliably; full-beam observation of the cornea is preferable to scanning the cornea with a narrow slit in making the measurements. There may be differences in TBUT measurements made in the same subjects among examiners, but these differences are smaller with more experienced practitioners. In the Hong Kong Chinese (HK-Chinese), tear break-up appears to be more likely to first occur in the inferior periphery of the cornea. In this population mean TBUT is about 7.20 s; assuming a Gaussian distribution of TBUT values, 2.1 s should be adopted as the lower limit for normal TBUT in HK-Chinese.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
1040-5488
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
69
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
879-85
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1992
pubmed:articleTitle
Reliability of the tear break-up time technique of assessing tear stability and the locations of the tear break-up in Hong Kong Chinese.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Optometry and Radiography, Hong Kong Polytechnic Hung Hom.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't